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Ohio school heading to state capitol to voice concerns over proposed budget

Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget could change the way some Ohio schools are funded. His proposal has some local school districts concerned, and some educators plan to head to Columbus to argue against the proposed budget.

Ohio school heading to state capitol to voice concerns over proposed budget

Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget could change the way some Ohio schools are funded. His proposal has some local school districts concerned, and some educators plan to head to Columbus to argue against the proposed budget.

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Updated: 6:21 PM EDT Apr 13, 2015

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WEBVTT THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSINGTHIS BUDGET TO TAKETPPREIMBURSEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEENPROMISED TO US, WHICH IS 24% OFOUR BUDGET.$16MILLION A YEARAND TOTALLYELIMINATE IT.MIKE: CHANGING THE WAY YOURCHILD'S SCHOOL IS FUNDED.IS THE -- IT IS LEVELING THEPLAYING FIELD OR A POOR ATTEMPTTO PLAY ROBIN HOOD.SHEREE:EDUCATORS ARE HEADING TOCOLUMBUS TO ARGUE AGAINSTGOVERNOR KASICH'SPROPOSEDBUDGET CHANGES.KARIN JOHNSON IS LIVE FOR USTONIGHT IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP WITHMORE.REPORTER: AND LAKOTA COULD ENDUP THE BIGGEST LOSER UNDER THEGOVERNOR'S PLAN BASICALLYAFFLUENT DISTRICTS WOULD GETLESS MONEY FROM THE STATE ANDLESSAFFLUENT ONES WOULD GETMORE.$9.7MILLION, THAT IS HOW MUCHMONEY LAKOTASAYS IT WOULD LOSEDURING THE COURSE OF TWO YEARSUNDER KASICH'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.THAT ISA A LOT OF MONEY.REPORTER: MONEY LOST THEDISTRICT SAYS THAT COULD RESULTIN TWO THINGS.ULTIMATELY EITHERYOU REDUCESERVICES, OR YOU ASK LOCALTAXPAYERS FOR MORE.REPORTER: DISTRICT SUCH ASCINCINNATI, MIDDLETOWN,FAIRFIELD AND HAMILTON WOULD ALLBENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSAL.THEGOVERNOR IS OPERATINGUNDER A THEORY WHERE HE ISSAYING THE MOREAFFLUENT AREASCAN AFFORD TO HAVE MORE CAPACITYIS THE WORD HEUSED TO FUNDSCHOOLS LOCALLY AND THEREFORE HEWILL TAKE SOME OF THAT STATEFUNDINGAND SEND IT TO SCHOOLDISTRICT WHERE BASED ON SOMECOMPLEX CALCULATIONS THEYHAVELESS CAPACITY TO FUND THEIRSCHOOLS LOCALLY.REPORTER: ANOTHERLOSER IN ALL OF THIS PRINCETONSCHOOLS BUT FOR A DIFFERENTREASON.THEISSUE HIGH SCHOOL TO DO WITHELIMINATION OF A TANGIBLE INCOMETAX REIMBURSEMENTOR TPP.WE RECEIVE ABOUT 35, $3,600PER KIDRIGHT NOW TO TPP ANDTHAT WILL BE REDUCED TO ZERO.REPORTER: PRINCETON SAYS ITSTANDS TO LOSE MORETHAN$16 MILLION OVER THE NEXTSEVERAL YEARS, 24% OF ITSOPERATING BUDGET.IT WILL DECIMATEUS.WE HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUTBEING ABLE TO OFFER THEPROGRAMS, SERVICES THAT WECURRENTLY HAVE.REPORTER: MASON, SYCAMORE ANDNORWOOD ARE AMONG THE OTHERSTHAT WOULD LOSEA SUBSTANTIALAMOUNT OF MONEY IF THEGOVERNOR'S BUDGET PASSES AS IS.AND MANY OF THE LOSING DISTRICTHAVE ASKED PARENTS TO WRITE TOLEGISLATORS,PRINCETON IS TAKINGA STEP FURTHER AND WILL BEBUSSING PEOPLE UP TO COLUMBUS ONTHURSDAY THAT WAY THEY CANSPEAKDURING A PUBLIC COMMENTSESSION.REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT INLIBERTY TOWNSHIP, KARIN JOHNSON,WLWT NEWS 5.SHEREE: THE BUDGET PROPOSALSTILL HAS TO PASS THROUGH THE

Ohio school heading to state capitol to voice concerns over proposed budget

Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget could change the way some Ohio schools are funded. His proposal has some local school districts concerned, and some educators plan to head to Columbus to argue against the proposed budget.